Australia and New Zealand have updated their travel advisories for Saudi Arabia, while Japan advised its citizens against non-essential travel to the kingdom.
Australia urged its citizens to reconsider travel plans and placed King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh under a direct “do not travel” warning, days after a Houthi strike on the airport killed 13 people and wounded more than 300 others.
New Zealand raised its travel advice to the highest level, warning citizens against all travel to Saudi Arabia.
In an update issued on Wednesday, Japan’s Foreign Ministry raised the alert for Saudi Arabia's several northern and western regions from Level 1 to Level 2 on its four-tier scale, citing an increase in Houthi attacks since 5 October
Japanese citizens are advised against travel near the Yemeni border remain, which ranks at Level 3 on the alerts scale, and urged travellers to avoid using or approaching Saudi airports unless absolutely necessary.